TY - JOUR
T1 - Child sexual abuse, dissociation, and alcohol
T2 - Implications of chemical dissociation via blackouts among college women
AU - Klanecky, Alicia K.
AU - Harrington, Jennifer
AU - McChargue, Dennis E.
PY - 2008/5
Y1 - 2008/5
N2 - The present study examined whether childhood sexual trauma moderated the relationships between dissociation and both problematic college drinking and alcohol-induced blackouts among a sample of college females (N = 156). Cross-sectional data were consistent with the moderation hypotheses. Simple effects showed that the relationship between dissociation and blackout frequency as well as problematic drinking only existed among those with sexual trauma histories (p <.035), but not among those reporting no sexual trauma exposure (p =.333). Findings implicate the use of alcohol as a possible maladaptive coping mechanism among college females with childhood sexual trauma.
AB - The present study examined whether childhood sexual trauma moderated the relationships between dissociation and both problematic college drinking and alcohol-induced blackouts among a sample of college females (N = 156). Cross-sectional data were consistent with the moderation hypotheses. Simple effects showed that the relationship between dissociation and blackout frequency as well as problematic drinking only existed among those with sexual trauma histories (p <.035), but not among those reporting no sexual trauma exposure (p =.333). Findings implicate the use of alcohol as a possible maladaptive coping mechanism among college females with childhood sexual trauma.
KW - Blackout
KW - Childhood sexual abuse
KW - Dissociation
KW - Problematic drinking
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U2 - 10.1080/00952990802013441
DO - 10.1080/00952990802013441
M3 - Article
C2 - 18428070
AN - SCOPUS:42449090302
SN - 0095-2990
VL - 34
SP - 277
EP - 284
JO - American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse
JF - American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse
IS - 3
ER -